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The Silklink project: STC pledges to help reconnect war-torn Syria

by Harry Baldock | Feb 9, 2026

This week, Saudi Arabian communication giant STC Group has announced it has won a roughly $800 million contract to lead Syria’s Silklink infrastructure project.

Could conflict in the Middle East lead to subsea sabotage?

by Harry Baldock | Feb 5, 2024

Vague threats from Houthi rebels have Yemeni telecoms operators fearing that local submarine cable infrastructure could be in jeopardy.

UAE’s e& trials four-day work week

by Harry Baldock | Dec 1, 2023

The UAE’s largest telco is piloting a four-day work week for three of its departments, hailing the benefits to employees’ work-life balance

Majority of the world’s population now owns a smartphone

by Harry Baldock | Oct 12, 2023

News A new study from the GSMA showed that 54% of the global population – roughly 4.3 billion...

The impact of the 2Africa subsea cable project on economic growth and intercontinental communication

by Harry Baldock | May 19, 2023

Contributed Article by center3 Connecting continents: The 2Africa subsea cable The world is...

Tamares Telecom and Grid Telecom partner for ANDROMEDA submarine cable

by Harry Baldock | May 18, 2023

Tamares Telecom, a subsidiary of Aluma Infrastructure Fund and Grid Telecom, a wholly owned subsidiary, and the telecommunications vehicle of the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) of Greece, agreed to build ANDROMEDA, a subsea optical fiber cable system interconnecting Greece, Cyprus, Israel and beyond, providing an alternative bridge between Europe and the Middle East, extending through additional terrestrial and subsea links westwards to the Balkans and important destinations in Central and Western Europe, and eastwards to the Arabian Peninsula and other destinations.